Allied Offensive Rolls Deep Into German Lines Near Amiens
British and French forces press the front from Buanchoy to Morlancourt, aided by heavy artillery and mist, breaking German positions along a twenty mile front. Allies report thousands of German prisoners, village recaptures, and heavy losses as the drive strains the German crown prince’s lines and disrupts rail and bridge targets north of Amiens.
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Amiens
Mondidier
Buanchoy
Morloncourt
Tulsi
Montdiflsier
Morlancourt
Albert
Allien
Villiers-Breton
Neux
Chaulnes
Peronne
Rove
Braye
Framerville
Rhelms
Alene
Vesle
Aimue
Chemin Des Danes
O ‘Sepma
van Deh
Rupprecht
Soisson
Rheims
Montdidier
Veale
Aisne
Rauen-Rheims
Barcoches
Fiemen
In Atdl
Alsne
Corn Show Draws Crowds in 1917 Maury County event
A fall 1917 corn show attracted large crowds in Maury County during its agriculture education day. The fairgrounds and court house yard were arranged for exhibits and local representatives attended, reflecting a community focus on farming skills and crops.
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Maury Oecuntty
Plans Call For Reserve Army In 2,000,000 Men At Home To Be Sent To France
Washington reports backed by five million troops foreshadowes a spring offensive on the western front led by General Foch with American forces a major factor. The war department seeks to extend draft ages to 13 to 45, enlarging the army to about five million, with three million in France before spring and two million stationed at home, ready to move as needed. General March testified to senate committee detailing the plan and denied claims of fixed deployments.
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Washington
Marshall Foch
France
Great Britain
United States
Aisne-Marne
Foch
Senate Military Committee
Gen. March
War Department
Paris
Aisne Marne
Rheims
Rhine
Marek
Senate Committee
Frage
Bone Dry Law Constitutional Upheld by Tennessee Supreme Court
Nashville August 6 Chief Justice Neil delivering the opinion in the supreme court this afternoon declared the bone dry law passed at the last session of the legislature constitutional The cases came up from Tipton county in West Tennessee and the validity and constitutionality of the bone dry law had been attacked The court upheld the statute enacted in 1917 prohibiting all movement of intoxicating liquors in the state and construed the act to prohibit transportation of liquor within the state boundaries regardless of source or purpose Also asks readers if they are doing their bit in saving food for allies and soldiers
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Nashville
Neil
Supreme Court
Tipton County
West
Tennessee
Government revenue report shows taxes paid to $9.69 billion
Treasury figures for the year ending June 30 detail how revenues reached $9,694,708,000 with income and excess profits taxes totaling nearly $2.9 billion and general taxes from whiskey, beer, tobacco, stamps, and other sources helping fund war costs.
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Washington
Sulem
al Revenue Commissioner
McAdoo
House
Ways and Menos Committee
Itis
Tennessee Leads Southeast in July Y M C A Recruiting
Tennessee topped seven Southeastern states in overseas Red Triangle Army and Navy Y M C A recruiting last month, securing 83 men from June 25 to July 24. F. M. Massey reports the state office in Nashville. 20 candidates were recommended in July by the War Personnel Board in Atlanta for secretarial service, with training at Columbia University before deployment to France.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Georgia
Army
Navy
Southeastern Department
F. M. Massey
W. W. Alexander
Southeast
Atlanta
Red Triangle
France
Columbia University
New York City
Arsenal Construction Surges as Kingsport Gears Up
Kingsport bustles with industry despite labor shortages. The Bagefield arsenal, a major shell factory, advances toward completion as hundreds of soldiers join the effort. The American Wood Reduction Company and the alcohol plant push toward October operation while the Federal Dye and Chemical Corporation accelerates production for a large government contract in pleric acid.
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Kingsport
Kings
Bagefield
American Wood Reduction Company
Long range gun bombardment continues near Paris
Paris reports a renewed bombardment of the Paris region by German long range guns. The Aug 7 dispatch notes intensified shelling and trench artillery activity, with casualties and property damage cited as authorities assess the impact on surrounding areas.
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Paris
American Athletics Aid to French Troops
Dr. George Meylan of the National War Work Council and YMCA leaders returned from France with plans to introduce athletics to French soldiers. They adapted rules for baseball, volleyball, indoor baseball, and quoits to fit field conditions, teaching troops to play and forget trench horrors while billets were secured. YMCA physical directors aided the French army on request, amid broader wartime agricultural notes from Tennessee farmers and crop progress.
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George Meylan
Work Council
France
M. C. LA
Burleson warns on government control of telephone system
Postmaster General Burleson says federal operation would push consolidation of rival telephone networks. Investigations show talks already under way to merge several systems as government takes charge. He will not disrupt ongoing negotiations and any final consolidation requires his approval.
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Washington
Burleson
Tim
Post Office Department
Postmasner General
Germans Plunder Sacred Belgian Royal Palace
Amsterdam reports the German army has begun to seize King Albert's private belongings in Belgium. From Dutch embassies a stream of items including paintings books and furniture long held in royal collections have arrived in Holland. Treasures are described as valuable and difficult to smuggle, with German consent required for transfer.
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Amsterdam
London Daily Express
Albert
Belgium
Holland
Ees
SHELE SONG TUNES IN FRONTLINE Y M C A MOVIE MAN
An American Army Y M C A movie man tours front line France with a portable show outfit. He travels in a lighted car behind shellfire, hiding lights from German observers. A chaplain rides with him as shells whiz overhead, and they note the tunes they hear.
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France
Seven Thousand Prisoners Taken In Major Allied Drive
Disorderly dispatches describe a large Allied offensive on the Amiens front led by General Debentry and Lt. Gen. Rawlinson. Canadian Australian and British divisions with tanks stormed a 20 mile front south of the Avre river, yielding thousands of prisoners and several guns with heavy fighting near Morlancourt and Mor Lancourt.
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London
Marahel Hais
Plessiere
Morlancourt
Amiens
First Army
Debentry
Fourth Army
Henry Rawlinoon
Avre
Ayre
Somme
Chipilly
Tancourt
Gillides
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March
American Athletics
AEW
South
MR. Burleson
New York Times Company
Shele
Nole
Baker
Secretary of War
Washington Times
Pershing
Bill
Morehan
Kiel
Admiral von Holtzendorff
Emperor William
Wilhelmshaven
H. W. Lyle
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